Runner's 195th marathon remains unfinished

11:58 PM,
Apr. 20, 2013

Diane Bolton runs at the Brentwood, Tenn., YMCA on April 17. Bolton planned to make the 2013 Boston Marathon her 195th marathon in six years, only to be stopped 100 yards from the finish line. Her husband, former Boston Red Sox baseball player, also had a near-miss with the bombing.

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Heidi Hall
Gannett

All Diane Bolton could think about in the Boston Marathon's 25th mile was getting to her husband and the warm, dry sweatshirt he'd have waiting for her at the finish line.

She wasn't looking to break any records, not even her personal best time of 4:21:03. She's not that kind of marathon runner. She's the kind who carries a cellphone so she can take pictures. The kind who stops to chat if she recognizes a familiar face along the route.

It's an approach to running that saw Diane, now 51, through 194 marathons in six years. ...